Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang

Hand-Taiyang: little finger to ear

Type：Hand-Taiyang
Organ：Small intestine
Time of flow：Wei hour (1–3 p.m.)
Course：Starting at Shaoze on the ulnar side of the little finger, it runs up the outer back edge of the arm to the shoulder blade, passes the side of the neck, and ends at Tinggong in front of the ear.
Traditionally associated with：Pain in the shoulder blade and side of the neck, tinnitus, and discomfort along the outer back edge of the arm.

Related acupoints

Shaoze (SI1)：Ulnar side of the little finger, about 0.1 cun from the nail corner
Houxi (SI3)：With the hand in a fist, behind the ulnar side of the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint, at the red-white skin boundary
Jianzhen (SI9)：Below and behind the shoulder joint, 1 cun directly above the posterior axillary fold
Tianzong (SI11)：Depression near the lower center of the shoulder blade
Tinggong (SI19)：Depression in front of the middle of the tragus, appearing when the mouth is open